The Mindset

Today, I’m going to start with the bottom line: we still have a long way to go.
No, there’s nothing new about it. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably know all about the misconceptions and myths the software industry suffers from. But today wasn’t any ordinary day, because today I had the […]

In my line of work I read a lot of technical articles. Many of them are published in official web sites of big companies. Every now and then I come across an article containing code examples that make me realize how well-rooted bad practices are in our industry. 
Take for example this article. The two code […]

If you regularly hear or use the term Usability in your work, you are probably a UI developer or a front-end Web developer. In general, the issue of usability becomes a concern the closer you get to your front-end user.
You’d be surprised to learn that the issue of usability is (or at least should be) […]

I really didn’t mean to start this blog with that tone, but it seems that reality is stronger. A security flaw categorized as extremely critical was discovered this week in Microsoft’s® Internet Explorer®.
You might rightfully ask "what else is new?". Security flaws are discovered each and every day. What is the big deal? Well, […]

Have you ever heard (or asked) the question: “Why bother writing this…? Someone must have done this before!”.
The concept of taking a compiled piece of code and using it in different contexts was a great promise (and maybe it still is). However, it enfolds some problems with relying on a piece of code you can’t […]